More Information About Backstage Heat On Jade Cargill Following Reported Altercation

Jade Cargill recently returned to action at WWE Elimination Chamber, attacking her former partner Naomi in what looks to be a build for a match at WrestleMania.

According to a report in this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Cargill nearly had a fight with another WWE superstar a few months back. Though this one was for real.

In the Observer, Dave Meltzer writes of an apparent backstage situation involving Cargill and Shayna Baszler. The report notes there was a "confrontation" between the two of them, confirmed by a "half dozen" people.

Meltzer was light on the specific details surrounding what caused the backstage tension, but those he spoke with said that Cargill had rubbed enough people in the Raw Women’s Division the wrong way that Baszler was wanting to fight. Management would soon find out and calm the situation down.

The report in the Observer also noted that at least one female performer noted that the tension with Cargill was even worse on the SmackDown roster. Apparently some of the tension originated from issues inside the ring during matches, while issues outside the ring may have also played a part.

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Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has now provided an update, saying the root of the issues with Shayna Baszler can be traced back to Clash at the Castle in Glasgow last year.

"We're told it stemmed from the match in Scotland where Cargill tapped out in what wasn't supposed to be the finish of the match," Ross Sapp said. "The word around the locker room was that Cargill had said something to the effect that Baszler needed to learn how to work, which was denied by people close to Jade."

Fightful went on to say that those close to Jade claimed she was more disappointed with herself than anything and was apologetic backstage after the match.

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What really had people in the locker room talking recently, according to Ross Sapp, was the vignette that Cargill posted on social media Sunday after her return at Elimination Chamber. The video, that was directed by NXT star Ricky Saints, saw Jade issue a warning to the 'wolves' that were all around her.

This was said to be taken personally by a number of women backstage, especially after they had kept quiet about the issue with Shayna Baszler. Then there was the subject of Cargill's recent absence due to injury.

"Talent had heard that Cargill asked for the holiday tour off, but was told that the tour was mandatory," Ross Sapp said, noting that Cargill's camp denied requesting that time off. "Following that, she sustained an injury that several members of the roster doubted the validity of, which is why reports had emerged elsewhere that she wasn’t injured."

WWE higher ups have repeatedly told Fightful that Jade was in fact injured, and actually pitched to come back much earlier than Elimination Chamber. It was WWE's call to keep her off the road, wanting to make sure she was fully cleared by their medical team.

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